[CobaltBlue]

I figure, woe to those who mess with Jesus or his teachings to advance their selfish political agendas.

One would think so, especially after reading the Gospels.

But, as history tells us, religion and politics have a strong tendency to morph together into something that brings out the worst in both. With respect to Christianity, it went on for a very, very long time, starting a few hundred years after Jesus, and ending only recently in this country.

When you look at it one way, America was founded on principles of religious freedom. But you could look at it another way, and say that America was founded by people who couldn't compromise their religious ideals, so had to leave Europe in order not to be killed for fanaticism.

The Puritans weren't exactly fond of religious freedom for anybody but Puritans, and Rushdoony, et al., fit right into that tradition.

[E Rocc]

I figure, woe to those who mess with Jesus or his teachings to advance their selfish political agendas.

One would think so, especially after reading the Gospels.

The best I can tell, Christianity never sought to enforce its creed among the unwilling before the conversion of Constantine. So Reconstructionists can only trace their Christian roots to him. Before him their historical path leads not to Jesus of Nazareth and his God, but to Caesar and Zeus.

-Eric